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WORLD GASTROENTEROLOGY NEWS SEPTEMBER 2019
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A dense and rich week dedicated
to sharing experiences
Rado Ramanampamonjy
Madagascar
It was not the first time I attended an
international meeting in hepatology
and gastroenterology, nor was it the
first time I had the privilege of participating
in a train the trainers workshop.
But I admit that this workshop,
Train the Trainers organized by the
WGO with the active participation
of the Romanian Society of Gastroenterology
and Hepatology, had a
particular flavor.
This TTT was so distinctive in its
choice of themes. Indeed, the different
aspects of education have been
explored. Among which, topics such
as group discussion, e-learning were
discussed. But in addition, techniques
for training young trainees in learning
technical procedures such as digestive
endoscopy were also shared.
As education rhymes with publication,
I have also been able to benefit
from sharing experiences on topics
such as evidence-based medicine, publication
and ways to conduct a study.
Personally I was surprised by other
topics that do not appear frequently
on the menu of a training work-
shop but remain very relevant as the
different educational tools to assess
learners through topics such as critical
appraisal, assessment and appraisal,
credentialing, and writing multiple
choice questions. Personally, this
is the first time that I saw the topic
“professionalism” during a workshop
and having addressed it during this
meeting, I am entirely convinced that
this subject deserves to be mentioned
and has all its importance.
I particularly appreciated the fact
that after having tackled a theme, a
practice is followed by group work
which allowed us to come back to the
salient points of the previously taught
techniques.
The subjects were interesting, but
the way the training was conducted
also appealed to me for several reasons.
Firstly, the topics were tackled
by highly specialized international
experts on their subjects, but the
transmission was done in a very
simple and relaxed way with the active
participation of the participants.
This was far from the usual workshop
where speeches monopolize either by
the presenter who wanted to show off
his knowledge or by some participants
who want to illustrate themselves.
Each participant had the opportunity
to express themselves in order to fully
benefit from the training.
Secondly, the perfect timing allotted
meant we did not have time to be
bored. On the contrary, I would have
liked t some themes be given more
time when the subject was new and
interesting.
In short, it was a very dense and
very rich week in which every moment
was dedicated to sharing experiences
in order to improve participants’
ability to teach and train.
But periods of relaxation also punctuated
this week. These times have
strengthened ties between participants
from around the world through fun
activities. These activities allowed each
participant to bring their touches so
that this meeting is unique. Personally,
I particularly remember the cultural
evening where each participant
has a few minutes to present his or her
country.
We cannot comment on this workshop
without highlighting the city
of Bucharest, which was chosen for
its organization and admirable hosts,
the Romanians. Indeed, the organizers
provided opportunity for us to
This was far from the usual workshop where speeches
monopolize either by the presenter who wanted to
show off his knowledge or by some participants who
want to illustrate themselves. Each participant had
the opportunity to express themselves in order to fully
benefit from the training.
Group work allowed us to come back to
the salient points of the previously taught
techniques